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, 1887-07-09

The Prince of Wales is, perhaps. the
frmest friend of America among the
English. He is n man of the world,
more Partisan when in Paris thar the
Parisians, but his open sympathy with
Americans is founded upon a shrewd
forecast of the future. To one of his
suite, now resident in New York. the
prince stated in plain terms that he never
expected to be the king of England, nor
did he leave his ~iuterlocutor doubtful rs
to whether he meant hat his mother
would outlive him OF that England wa8
destined to become n republic. AN
other nail in the coffin of the monarchy, "
he sentcntiously remarked when the Ell
gagement of the Princess Louise to the
MARQUIS of Lornc wac announced % him.
The prince is far from being the careless
pleasure seeker that he is too often rep
resented. He is II thoughtful observer
and student of events, and c~omprchends
us well rs anybody else the tendencies of
the times. If he makes the best of the
present, it is evident that he is anxiously
making friends for the future, and seek
ing TO stand well with all parties and all
classes in case OF emergencies. This is
one of the most pregnant lessons of the
jubilee year.-London Letter.
, 1887-07-09
BREv1TIEs.


James G Blaine and Senators Hale
and Frye are in Edinburg, Scotland.
August Frederick Pott, tho German
~linguist, is dead at the age of IS years.
Chicago wheat market closed easy;
cash, 7Ot; August, 72s; September, 74s
The crimes bill passed the third reading
in the house Of m last night-349
to 262.
DIR. f. n. North, of Peru, Ind. who
was shot Wednesday night by james
Christianson, died yesterday.
The freedom of the city of Edinburg
was yesterday conferred upon Andrew
Carnegie, in recognition of his gift of a
library to that city.
The Peruvian government has invited
the republics of Central and South
America to cooperate In the formation of
an American sanitary congress to be held
Lima on Nov. !. 1887.
The ameer OF Afghanistan has nailed
to the gate of Candahar, underneath the
koran, a proclamation offering a free par
don and remission of two years taxes to
all rebels who surrender.
Reports from Scottdale, Pa, report the
strike in the coke regions has been de-
declared off by the convention, represent.
ing 5000 of the strikers, and work will
be resumed mex Monday.
Four hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars in gold arrived in New York City
yesterday from Europe, making $500, 900
received in that city this week. Two mil
lion dollars are yet on the way.
, 1887-07-09
Travelling in Europe.

There is no system of checking baggage
abroad, and as INT must of necessity
keep an eye'' on his belongings at every
stage of the journey, it is a good plan to
have but one article to look after. A
large supply of Undertaking is not
necessary, for six hours at any hotel al
lows ample time for laundry work. The
travelling dress should be warm enough
to allow for any change of temperature.
Extreme heat is the exception, and it is
better TO endured it for two or three hours
in the middle of the day than to suffer
from cold all the rest of the time. Plenty
of wraps are after all much more comfort
than care. The need of them when they
are beyond reach is always ex~asperating.
The old world is slow and conservative,
as the old is wont to be. There is no.
where the hurry and scramble which
characterize the new one. Walters and
porters will take their time, and a goodly
share of it. The postman does not rush
at headlong pace, nor the cabman urge
his horse out of a walk without an extra
shilling at the whip handle. Do not be
disappointed if you find no stores open
before 8, 0:30 or 10 in the morning, when
you are eager TO ''do a few errands be-
fore catching the train" And never
forget when the foreign fashions of
travel, business or pleasure worry and
hinder you, that you nave voluntarily
encountered them and ought TO make the
best of them.-Boston Transcript.
, 1887-07-09
In Brief. and to the Point.

Dyspepsia is dreadful. Disordered
liver is misery. Indigestion is foe to
good nature.
The human digestive apparatus is one
of the most complicated and wonderful
things in existence. 1t is easily put out
of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad cookery, mental worry, late hours, IT.
regular habits and many other things
which ought not to be, have made the
American people a nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has lone a
wonderful work in reforming this sad bus
mess and making the American people 50
healthy that they can enjoy their meals
and be happy.
Remember: No happiness without
health. But Green's August Flower
brings health and happiness to the dyspep-
tic, Ask your druggist for a bottle.
Seventy five cents.
, 1887-07-09

"How does the magic practiced in
Europe compare with that of India, pro-
fessor2"
European magic is far superior. E1-
aggerated reports of the wonderful things
done in India reach us. The larger part
of their tricks are performed in the open
market places, with the help of wicker
baskets and holes in the ground. l can
go out here in Broadway and cut n hole
in the sidewalk, and perform tricks
which will collect such a crowd that the
cars could not pass through, and they
would not be difficult tricks, either.
Perhaps you have heard of the story that
a certain magician in India goes III into
the market places and throws n rope into
the air. This rope goes up so high
that the upper end disappears in the
clouds. Then the magic maker climbs
up the rope until he also is lost to view.
Just about the time you would naturally
think he was knocking at st. Peters
gate, down comes one of his legs. The
mate follows in n few moments, followed
by both arms in succession. Then fol-
lows the trunk, and last the head comes
eddying down from somewhere out of
the infinite. After all the members of
the body had reached solid ground, they
quickly, and apparently of their own vo-
lition, gather themselves together, and
the perfect rehabilitated man is the re-
suit. Then the magician, like the rag
picker, puts his basket under his arm and
silently sneaks away 1 kept a bright
lookout for that fellow when / was in In
dia, but / never saw him. Perhaps he
had gone up the rope and stayed there
while / was in India. "-Interview with
Professor Hermann.
, 1887-07-09
Charles Reado and His Characters.

OF all modern authors probably the
most singular in his mental attitude
toDard the p~ersonages of his was
Charles Reade. In speaking of the
characters he had drawn he always ap-
peared unconscious of their artificial ORR
gin, and referred TO them as II their reality
were IN established fact. He did not
recognize any particular connection be-
tween them and himself. l ave re-
peatedly heard him discuss the idiosyncra-
sizes of this or that member of his ideal
family in precisely the tone he would nave
employed II they had been Independent Of
him in every sense. When a friend re-
marked upon what he supposed to be the
motives that impelled the heroine Of
Griffith Gaunt" to a certain course Of
action, Reade exclaimed hastily and some
what warmly, 81 don't believe Kate
Gaunt ever thought OF such a thing"
Then he became distracted, and n few
minutes after added, at doesn't seem
credible that Kate Gaunt could be influ-
enced in hat way; but, after all, who can
tell'' Something was said to him about
the ingenuity of one OF Mrs. Ryder's
schemes in the same novel. yes"
answered Reade, wasn't it clever1 You
wouldn't imagine n woman like Ryder up
to n dodge Of that sort, Ryder had more
brains than people gave her credit fol"
There was no apparent recollection that
her cleverness, whatever it might have
been, was his own invention. In "Loye
Me Little, Love Me Long 1t is related
that Lucy Fountain, when expecting to be
drowned by the upsetting of a pleasure
boat, whispered to David Dodd that if she
must die she would AVE something to say
TO him just before they went down. Reade
was asked what it was she intended to tell
him. II don't know" he replied, dream
lily; chow should l knowy' And, a little
later, "What do you him she meant TO
sayL Nothing important, perhaps. All,
well, Dodd may know; she probably told
him some time" There was lot q par
ticle Of afTectation in this. Reade was the
last man TO attempt that kind Of pretense,
and If he had attempted 1t he could no
more have succeeded than he could have
flown to the moon. He was the embodi-
meut OF intellectual candor.-Atlantio
Monthly
, 1887-07-09

The 25, 900 women employed in pour
ing liquor down the huge throat of
thirsty London are young and good look
ing. The first requisite demanded of the
barmaid is that she shall be pretty, and
the second that she shall not be under 10
nor over 30, though many publicans and
sinners draw the line at 25 years of
age. Her popular name is Polly. Polly,
as q rule, has a skin wholesome in its
pink and wilderness, and not aveEse to
little dimples. A thick crop of curly
hair is cut close to her head, and her
eyes, be they black or blue, are sure to
be fine. Polly's poorest feature is her
mouth, for it is coarsely cut, and only
the redness of her lips and her splendid
teeth make one forget the glimpse of her
gums when she laughs. A black dress,
a white collar and a coquettish apron
give an air of refinement and neatness
not always native.
1t is taken for granted that Polly must
be light of foot and deft of hand. She
must be honest in money matters and
good tempered. Above all, she must not
be squeamish. To the gilded youth Of
Great Britain the barmaid is a special
joy, a creation for his benefit, and he is
W plCh Oub INC pIeIlIeot Ohe DeinAu
the bar. There she is, chained to her
place as securely as if to a log. he can
stare at her as long and as meaningly as
he likes. He can say bad words and she
dare not resent it, because he has ordered
a brandy and soda. Then he tells her a
stale joke, or compliments her in the
coarsest of terms, interlarded with fire.
quent my dears, " and she has to smile
and look as if she liked it, and by and by
she comes to like it, and that's where the
mischief begins.-Mrs. Robert P. Porter
in New Orleans Times Democrat.
, 1887-07-09

Mr.. Il, Springer, of Mechanicsburg,
Pa. writes; Il was afflicted with lung
fever and abseess on the lungs, and re.
duced to a iodH;ing skeleton. Got a free
trial bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovers
for Consumption, which did me so much
good that | bought dollar bottle. After
using three bottles, found myself once
more n man, completely restored to health,
with a hearty appetite, and a gain in flesh
of As lbs"
Call at w N. Hunts drug store and
get a free trial bottle of this certain cure
for all Lung Diseases. Large bottles 81.
, 1887-07-09

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilDlains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale by W. N. Hunt.
, 1887-07-09

Ofthe success OF Hoods Sarsaparilla is the
fact that every purchaser receives a fair
equivalent for his money. The familiar
headline 100 Doses One Dollar" stolen
by imitators, is original with and true only
OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. This can easily be
proven by anyone who desires to test the
matter. For real economy, buy only
Hoods Sarsaparilla. Sold by all druggists.
, 1887-07-09

Il have used Darbys Prophylactic Fluid
extensively as a disintectant and deodor
izer, and fin. it an admirable preparation,
Whenever there are offensive discharges
from wounds, abcesses, etc, it is wonder.
full in its action. | consider it the best
preparation | know as a gargle in diph.
iberia or scarlet fever"
j. CREswELL LEWIS, M. D.,
Philadelphia.
, 1887-07-09
Cattle RecelpIs.

CHICAGO. July S.-Cattle-Receipts
1000; market steady; shipping steers,
So. 30CG4.40; stockers and feeders, 81 SO
CISCO.
Sheep-ReceiPts 1900; market strong.
or; natives, 81 90l94.l5; Western, 5000
3.s5; Texas, 81. 75(03.75.
, 1887-07-09

Gopher tails are currency for the face
value of the county bounty-three cents
each-Barnes county, D.. II. Newspapers
taxi them on subscription, merchants for
goods, and they occasionally find their
way into the contribution basket at
church.
, 1887-07-09
DIR. MORRIS, Specific sALvE.

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all kinds on man or beast, especially syph-
little ulcers, itching or liberated piles, alb
cesses, milk leg, old army sores, proud
flesh; a positive cure for saddle sores, ifs.
lula, pail evil, scratches; the only cure to
be used in private for treatment of syphi.
lis. No cure, money returned. One dol.
lar by mail. DR.. L. w. NORRIS,
Hunters Hot Springs, Mont.
LegaI blanks at the Leader Office
, 1887-07-09

have suffered all my life with skin dis
eases of different kinds and have never
found permanent relief, until, by the ad.
vice of a lady friend, | used ypur valu-
able Cuticura Remedies, | gave them a
thorough trial, using six bottles of the
Cuticura Resolvent, two boxes of Cuticura
and seven cakes of Cuticura Soap, and
the result was Just what | had been told it
would be-d complete cure.
BELLE WADE, Richmond, Va.
Reference. G. w. Latimer, druggist,
, 1887-07-09
IrCHY. sCALY. rIMPLY.

For the last year ! have had a specie Of
itching, scaly and pimply humors on my
face 20 which have applied q great many
methods of treatment without success and
which was speedily and entirely cured by
Cuticura Mr.. ISAAC PHELPS.
, 1887-07-09
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We keep everything worn by man or
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We cheerfully send our Fashion Gaia
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send samples and prices on application.
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funded.
, 1887-07-09
SKINNER BROS. &
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SKIN AND SCALP.


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, 1887-07-09

Nothing more degrades ones thought
ihaa habitual companionship with the
coarse and ignorant.-Signor Max.
, 1887-07-09
nALT KHEIM CIWED

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number OF years so that the skin entirely
came off one of my hands from the finger
tips to the wrists. | tried remedies and
doctors prescriptions to no purpose until
| commenced taking Cuticura Remedies,
and now ! am entirely cured.
Il. T. PARKER,
37g Northampton St. Boston.
, 1887-07-09

We have sold your Cuticura Remedies
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our shelves give better satisfaction.
G. f ATHERTON, druggist,
- Albany, n. Y.
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OluO0i Baby Humors cured by Cuti-
cura Soap.
, 1887-07-09

Warranty deeds at the Leader Office.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
They Brought in the Goat.

A few evenings ago, so goes the
story, the members of certain lodge
of a society that shall be nameless on
account of its nearness to our city con-
cocted the novel production of a real
goat in a portion of the initiatOry work
Of the evening, with results as follows:
The goat was gotten up the stairs and
into the ante-roOm of the lodge with
out much trouble, and, properly secur-
ell WAS held in check until the time
needed for his appearance in the part
he was to take, which was near the
closing portion of the work. At the
right time he was led into the lodge
room, where, almost as soon as enter
ing, he entered into the sport of the oc-
casion by charging head on at the pre-
siding officer, who, not expecting such
warmth of feeling, was unpreparcd for
the demonstration, and was, conse-
quently quickly ioored, with pants
badly torn and himself otherwise de
moraliZed. The animal was secured
after a short tuSSle, the candidate put
in position, and then the goat not only
charged the unfortunate candidate, do
ing his duty as was intended. but also
taking it into his head TO go the grand
rounds, which he did to fine advantage,
scattering the members right and left
in his innocent fun, forcing some onto
tables and nearly all into places out OF
his reach. 1t was some minutes before
the goat could be secured, and many
more before the lodge-room could be
put in order again. The candidate,
naturally enough, got mad, the officers
got more than they bargained for, and,
as it is told, there will be no further at
tempt to change the ritual, for the pres
ent at least, by the enterprising mem
bers of this lodge.-SODlerUaie Journal.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Queer Coasting in Madeira.

There is church at Funchal, nearly
two thousand feet above the level of
the sea. George determined to visit it
the next time he was allowed to 90
ashore. Accompanied by his friend,
he went to a stable to hire horses to
ride up the hill. After some delay in
making a bargain, they We're seated in
their saddles. Each horse was attend
ed by Il "6urriqueiro, or horsebOy,
and as soon as they were ready each
bUrTiqueirO seized the tail of his horse,
and shouted little Portuguese COM
mand. Away they went at brisk
pace, the boys following. Coming to
comparatively level place in the
road, they struck into a run, trying to
see if they could shake these boys off.
They did not succeed, for the little fel-
lows clun@ to the horses tails, and
never thought of letting go or giving
up. 1t was nearly three miles to the
church by the way they went, and in
some places the ROAD was so steep that
there We're steps cut for the horses to
place their feet. The horses walked
up very rapidly, and in little more than
half an hour were at the church.
They sent their horses back to the
stables, for they were to go down in a
quite different way. The view from
the church steps comprises all the town,
the harbor, and the broad Atlantic.
But George was too much excited at
the thought of descending the hill to
care much about the view, and he hur-
ried his friend to the sledge-stand near
by. Here he selected his sledge,
which is made of willow, stoutly braced
and placed on runners. With one at
tendant on each side and one behind,
every one holding on with a leathern
thong in his hand, the sledge was
started. They dashed down the steep
way as boy slides downhill in winter,
and the skillful attendants guided the
sledge, no matter how fast it went,
with II dexterity that has often sur
prised older and more experienced
travellers than George. Down they
went with fearful rapidity, turning
corners without upsetting, but with
long slides to leeward, always going
on, with many an exclamation from
George, who could not feel quite safe
"hii0 ihS d. 81 iul llou9 d Idte- III
nine minutes they were at the foot of
the hill, more than two miles from the
church.
George thought that this beat all the
sliding downhill that he had ever i'm
agined, and he would gladly have walk
ed back for the sake of another slide if
he could have found any one to go
with hind. H. ITi5OR, IN st. Ntcho-
las.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
Uniformity of Dress in Arctic Ami
mails.

Wherever all the world around is
remarkably uniform in color and ap-
pearancc, all the animals, birds, and
insects alike necessarily disguise them
selves i'll its prevailing tint to escape
observation. 1t does not matter in the
least whether they are predatory or
defenseless, the hunters or the hunter;
II they are to escape destruction or
starvation, as the case may be, they
must assume the hue of all the rest of
nature about them. In the arctic
SHOWS, for example, all animals, with
out exception, must needs be snow
white. The polar bear, if he were
brown or black, would Immediately be
observed among the UNMARRIED ice-fields
by his expected prey, and could never
get chance of approaching his quarry
unperceived at close quarters. On the
other hand, the arctic hare must equal
ly be dressed in a snow-white coat, or
to the arctic fox would be too readily
discover him and pOunce down upon
him Otf-hand; while, conversely, the
fox himself, if red or brown, could
never creep upon the unwary hare
without previous detection, which
would defeat his purpose. For this
reason the ptarmigan and the willow
grouse become as white in winter as
the vast snowiieldS under which they
burrOw; the ermine changes his dusky
summer coat for the expensive wintry
suit beloved of British Themis; the
snow-bunting acquires his milk-white
plumage; and even the weasel assimi-
lates himself more or less in hue to the
unvarying garb of arctic nature. To
be out of the fashion is there quite
literally to be out of the world; no
half-measures will suit the stern de-
gree of polar biology; strict compliance
with the law of winter change is abso-
lutely necessary to success in the strug-
gle for existence.
Now, how has this curious uniformi-
ty of dress in arctic animals been
brought about? Why, simply by that
unyielding principle of nature, which
condemns the less adapted forever to
extinction, and exalts the better adapt
ell TO the places of her hierarchy in
their stead. The .ptarmigan and the
snow-buntings that look most like the
snow have for ages been least likely
to attract the unfavorable attention of
arctic fox or prowling ermine; the fox
or ermine that came most silently and
most unperceived across the shifting
drifts has been most likely to steal un-
awares upon the Needless focks of
ptarmigan and snow-bunting. In the
one case protective coloring preserves
the animal from himself being de-
youred; in the other case it enables
him the more easily to devour others.
-COT7ahW HagdziaeS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-04-21
A Very Clever Dog.

G.. j. Peskall, who presides over the
Jersey City department of the S. p. C..
A, is president of the New Jersey Ken
mel Cldb and owns some of the best
pointer dogs in New Jersey, was in
Philadelphia recently. Mr.. Peshall
finds relaxation in studying the charac-
teristics of the canine family. Have
you heard the story about my Jim
mie?" he asked. mo? Well, l was
sitting in the Hoffman House cafe the
ether evening, dreaming away the time
while waiting for friend. Jimmie
was curled at my feet, when presently
he got up, stepped carefully across the
rug as if he was on game, and came to
Il full stop at the opposite corner. There
he stood, Il model for an artist. After
being called several times he returned
to his old position, but did not seem
satisfied. He repeated the maneuver
only to be called back again. and after
he had done so twelve times | began to
get interested. Going to the cOrneI of
the rug turned it up, and there found
a dollar. He kept on pointing the dol
lar till | counted eighty-four. Just
then some friends came in and told
them Jimmie would point silver dol
lar. They laughed at the idea, but |
told him to .hie on He jumped up,
shifted about, but it was no good; he
would not repeat the trick. l had to
tell the story of what he had done, and
going to the corner to pick up the dol
lar in confirmation of my story, found
it was IA trade dollar, which, as you
know, is only worth S4 cents. l tell
you Jimmie knows trick or two. -
Philadelphia Press.